Ben Thomases, who was New York’s first food czar, quietly resigned from the Bloomberg administration late last month .
Wed 14 Jul 2010
Filed under: New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Cohen, Nevin, Ben Thomases, Gibbs, Linda I, Quinn, Christine C, Food, Bloomberg, Michael R — @ 2:08 am
Thu 8 Jul 2010
Filed under: Lazio, Rick A, Cuomo, Mario M, Attorneys General, Homosexuality, Polls and Public Opinion, Empire State Pride Agenda, Apuzzo, Virginia M., Myers, Charles, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnershi, Endorsements, Discrimination, Politics and Government, Paterson, David A, New York State, Elections, Cuomo, Andrew M, Quinn, Christine C, Koch, Edward I, Democratic Party, New York City — @ 10:14 pm
Interviews and a review of Andrew M. Cuomo’s record reveal a fraught relationship with the gay community.
Wed 30 Jun 2010
Filed under: Taxation, City Council (New York City), Quinn, Christine C, Budgets and Budgeting, Bloomberg, Michael R, New York City — @ 5:48 am
The cuts will require at least 1,000 layoffs, and the budget may have to be modified depending on how much aid Albany votes.
Wed 26 May 2010
Filed under: City Council (NYC), Prayers and Prayer Books, Cordoba Initiative, Community Board No. 1, Rauf, Imam Feisal Abdul, September 11 (2001), Landmarks Preservation Commission, World Trade Center (NYC), Historic Buildings and Sites, Quinn, Christine C, Islam, City Councils, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 6:14 am
The hotly debated center at 45 Park Place, to be called Cordoba House, still needs the approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Tue 25 May 2010
The New York City Charter Revision Commission is revisiting an issue that provoked outrage in 2008 when Mayor Bloomberg wanted a third term.
Wed 12 May 2010
Filed under: Asthma, City Council (NYC), Mold, Rent Stabilization Assn, Landlords, Quinn, Christine C, Law and Legislation, New York City — @ 6:09 am
The City Council in New York plans to introduce legislation requiring landlords to battle garbage, mold and vermin, all factors that have been linked to asthma.
Thu 6 May 2010
Filed under: de Blasio, Bill, Earmarks (Finance), Stringer, Scott M, City Councils, Quinn, Christine C, Elections — @ 4:03 am
A disagreement over how best to disclose payments made in Council members’ discretionary funds might be a skirmish in a mayoral race three years away.
Fri 26 Mar 2010
Filed under: Local Government, McMahon, Michael E, City Council (New York City), Quinn, Christine C — @ 2:32 am
Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn withdrew her offer to attend a fund-raiser for Representative Michael McMahon after he voted no.
Wed 24 Mar 2010
Filed under: Paid Time Off, Lander, Brad, Mark-Viverito, Melissa, Affordable Housing, Unemployment, Bloomberg, Michael R, Quinn, Christine C, City Councils, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 1:48 am
A newly formed Progressive Caucus by city council members is intended to send a message to the mayor and the Council speaker.
Thu 11 Mar 2010
Filed under: Civil Rights and Liberties, Search and Seizure, Quinn, Christine C, Police, New York City — @ 5:55 am
Even those who are questioned by the New York police and let go without charges go into a database. Critics say that raises privacy concerns.